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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1062830" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Do use strictly use the graduations on your cross hair for holdovers? Or do you also adjust an elevation turret for come-ups? Perhaps that's the difference in our use of scopes. I turn the elevation turret to establish the POA, whenever possible. </p><p></p><p>I can get out as far as I'll likely ever need to turning turrets with the Swar Z5 3.5-18x44mm scope, which has a manufacturer's weight spec of 15.9 oz.</p><p></p><p>10x doesn't let me see what I'd like to be seeing at 1000yds. Although I agree it's possible to engage a large game animal at 1000yds with a 10x power scope, I don't have to pack much extra weight to carry a 3-18x. The first 45 yrs of hunting I hunted with 2.5-8x and 3.5-10x power range scopes. So I used them for many years when maximum practical ranges were limited to ~600 yds, because range estimates to the game were just a visual guess, rather than nailed down to within 2 yds with a laser rangefinder.</p><p></p><p>I've taken some moose a long ways out there with 2.5-8 and 3.5-10 power scopes. But the lethal area on a moose is 2-3 times larger than deer, sheep, and black bear. The refinement in aiming point isn't as critical.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1062830, member: 4191"] Do use strictly use the graduations on your cross hair for holdovers? Or do you also adjust an elevation turret for come-ups? Perhaps that's the difference in our use of scopes. I turn the elevation turret to establish the POA, whenever possible. I can get out as far as I'll likely ever need to turning turrets with the Swar Z5 3.5-18x44mm scope, which has a manufacturer's weight spec of 15.9 oz. 10x doesn't let me see what I'd like to be seeing at 1000yds. Although I agree it's possible to engage a large game animal at 1000yds with a 10x power scope, I don't have to pack much extra weight to carry a 3-18x. The first 45 yrs of hunting I hunted with 2.5-8x and 3.5-10x power range scopes. So I used them for many years when maximum practical ranges were limited to ~600 yds, because range estimates to the game were just a visual guess, rather than nailed down to within 2 yds with a laser rangefinder. I've taken some moose a long ways out there with 2.5-8 and 3.5-10 power scopes. But the lethal area on a moose is 2-3 times larger than deer, sheep, and black bear. The refinement in aiming point isn't as critical. [/QUOTE]
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